Definition

1. Động từ (Verb):
   • To spurt; to gush; to jet: To burst or shoot out suddenly and forcefully in a stream, often describing liquids like water or blood.
   • To dart; to bolt; to shoot; to surge: To move or rise suddenly and very quickly in a specific direction.
   • To soar; to skyrocket; to shoot up: To increase or rise very rapidly and sharply, often used for prices, numbers, or levels.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to spurt):
  • Máu vọt ra từ vết thương. (Blood spurted from the wound.)
  • Nước vọt lên từ vòi bị hỏng. (Water gushed from the broken pipe.)
• Verb (to dart):
  • Đứa trẻ vọt qua đường. (The child darted across the street.)
  • Tên lửa vọt lên bầu trời. (The rocket shot into the sky.)
• Verb (to soar):
  • Giá xăng tăng vọt. (Gas prices skyrocketed.)
  • Doanh số bán hàng vọt lên 30%. (Sales surged by 30%.)

Advanced Usage

• "vọt lên": To surge/shoot upwards. Emphasizes the upward direction of the movement or increase.
  • Nhiệt độ vọt lên 40 độ C. (The temperature shot up to 40°C.)
• "vọt tới" / "vọt ra": To dart/shoot forward or outward. Emphasizes the forward or outward direction of the quick movement.
  • Anh ấy vọt tới đỡ quả bóng. (He darted forward to catch the ball.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tăng vọt (Cụm động từ - Phrasal Verb): To increase sharply; to skyrocket. This is a very common compound specifically for describing rapid increases.
  • Lợi nhuận công ty tăng vọt. (The company's profits skyrocketed.)
• Vụt (Động từ - Verb): To whip; to swish. A related word often confused with "vọt." "Vụt" describes a swift, cutting motion (like a whip), while "vọt" describes the resulting fast movement or flow.
  • Người nài vụt roi. (The jockey whipped the crop.)

Synonyms

• Spurt/Gush: phun, bắn.
• Dart/Bolt: lao, phóng.
• Soar/Skyrocket: tăng mạnh, tăng đột biến.

Related Idioms

• Yêu cho roi cho vọt, ghét cho ngọt cho bùi (Tục ngữ - Proverb): Literally "To love is to give the whip and the cane, to hate is to give sweets and delicacies." It means true love/care sometimes involves strict discipline or hard lessons, while indulgence can be a sign of neglect. This idiom uses the archaic noun form of "vọt" meaning a cane or rod for punishment.
• Chạy vọt lên: To sprint ahead; to bolt forward.
  • Vận động viên chạy vọt lên dẫn đầu. (The athlete sprinted ahead to take the lead.)

verb

1. to spurt out